While it’s tempting to pack that super comfy robe into your suitcase when you leave your hotel, snagging it or other items like hairdryers, towels, or great throw pillows from your room will likely result in charges on your bill after checking out. Here are some guilt-free souvenirs you can take home with you.
Magazines and Brochures
Got your eye on that local magazine or travel brochure? Feel free to snatch it. These are meant to inform and entertain guests about the local area. Hotels want you to explore and collect these guides. Magazines highlighting local attractions, restaurants, and events and are perfect reading material for your trip.
Stationery and Pens
Hotels see these notepads and pens as marketing tools, hoping you’ll remember them every time you scribble a note. They’re there for your convenience, whether you’re jotting down a phone number or taking notes during a meeting. Taking them home serves as a little reminder of your stay.
Coffee and Tea
The complimentary coffee pods, k-cups, and tea bags are fair game, so go ahead and take them with you. Such things are meant to be consumed during your stay, but hotels understand that travelers might want to take them home for later. It’s a small perk they’re happy to offer, adding to the travel experience. Just be sure not to take the coffee cups with you as well.
Toiletries
Small travel-size toiletries in hotel bathrooms are perfectly fine for you to take back home with you. Hotels staff stock these with the understanding that travelers will use them and possibly take them. These are almost restocked each time a guest checks out of the room.
Slippers
While not every hotel offers slippers for guests, those that do consider them as disposable comfort items. Slippers are replaced between guests, so they’re yours to keep should you want them.